Mike Vogel and David Mandel are holocaust survivors from Auschwitz who are going back there to tell their story.
Please describe Mr. Mandel’s experiences as he got off the train at Auschwitz. What did he see? What happened to his family?
After 4 days and 4 nights of travel the doors opened and a wave of fresh air hit him. The were told to leave everything and get out quickly. They were then separated into two lines. Women, children, and elderly to one side, and able bodied men to the other. He lost 5 family members to the “other line” only his father and himself survived getting in because they went in that line. They line up rows of five and entered.
Please describe Mr. Vogel’s experiences during his stay at the Auschwitz death camp. What happened to …show more content…
What do they see as their duty as Holocaust survivors?
I think that they refuse to forget and keep telling this story to keep the memory alive in the eyes of the public. They don’t want anything like this to happen again, and awareness is one of the best tools out there for getting a message out there. They were treated like animal and they never want someone to go through that again. Plus, if the Holocaust itself is forgotten, then so is what they overcame. Then there is no point to of being able to say “I lived”.
What does this documentary have to say about the dangers of prejudice and of standing by and doing nothing when injustice is happening around you?
This documentary show that standing by complacently isn’t acceptable and things like the Holocaust could happen again. Through the stories of the people who were there we can take a look at some of the conditions they were put through and how it’s a direct result of that specificity towards injustice. Plus, Mr. Vogel and Mr. Mandel are both speaking out against doing nothing in the film, and they themselves sharing their own story is inspiring when it come to speaking
Please describe Mr. Mandel’s experiences as he got off the train at Auschwitz. What did he see? What happened to his family?
After 4 days and 4 nights of travel the doors opened and a wave of fresh air hit him. The were told to leave everything and get out quickly. They were then separated into two lines. Women, children, and elderly to one side, and able bodied men to the other. He lost 5 family members to the “other line” only his father and himself survived getting in because they went in that line. They line up rows of five and entered.
Please describe Mr. Vogel’s experiences during his stay at the Auschwitz death camp. What happened to …show more content…
What do they see as their duty as Holocaust survivors?
I think that they refuse to forget and keep telling this story to keep the memory alive in the eyes of the public. They don’t want anything like this to happen again, and awareness is one of the best tools out there for getting a message out there. They were treated like animal and they never want someone to go through that again. Plus, if the Holocaust itself is forgotten, then so is what they overcame. Then there is no point to of being able to say “I lived”.
What does this documentary have to say about the dangers of prejudice and of standing by and doing nothing when injustice is happening around you?
This documentary show that standing by complacently isn’t acceptable and things like the Holocaust could happen again. Through the stories of the people who were there we can take a look at some of the conditions they were put through and how it’s a direct result of that specificity towards injustice. Plus, Mr. Vogel and Mr. Mandel are both speaking out against doing nothing in the film, and they themselves sharing their own story is inspiring when it come to speaking